A Close-up On Screen Can

White. A Blank Page Or Canvas. So Many Possibilities.

They All Deserve To Die. Even You, Mrs. Lovett Even I. Because The Lives Of The Wicked Should Be Made Brief For The Rest Of Us Death Would Be Relief.

I Started Listening To Classical Music When I Was In My Early Teens. Prior To That, I Listened To Pop Records Or Band Records.

I Read To See Myself In Other People's Lives.

The Last Collaborator Is Your Audience ... When The Audience Comes In, It Changes The Temperature Of What You've Written. Things That Seem To Work Well -- Work In A Sense Of Carry The Story Forward And Be Integral To The Piece -- Suddenly Become A Little Less Relevant Or A Little Less Functional Or A Little Overlong Or A Little Overweight Or A Little Whatever. And So You Start Reshaping From An Audience.